Description: John Street, 1815-1871, was the son of Timothy Street and his wife, Abigail Smith Street. In 1839 he married Marion Gardiner Nicholl. John inherited a grist mill and saw mill from his father, which he operated and later sold. He also opened a tannery. He became Justice of the Peace and Issuer of Marriage Licences and worked as an insurance and land agent. When the Village of Streetsville was incorporated in 1858, John Street was the first Reeve.